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romney likes that. celtics win, 101-79. they can polish off atlanta tomorrow night. >>> hockey in new jersey, devils and flyers tied at two in the second. dainius zubrus nets the go-ahead goal. jersey gets a 4-2 win on martin brodeur's 40th birthday. devils go up 3-1 on the flyers. >>> in los angeles, kings finish off the blues. final minute. blues pull off their goalie, but dustin brown takes the puck for the game-winner. the eighth seed kings win 3-1 to sweep st. louis. >>> baseball, it finally happened for albert pujols. angels and blue jays in anaheim. pujols connecting in the fifth. his first home run as an angel. a 33-game drought was the longest of his career. pujols and the angels win, 4-3. >>> finally to boston, red sox and orioles in the 17th inning. red sox outfielder darnell mcdonald takes the mound. adam jones takes him out for a three-run shot. orioles up, 9-6. now it's up to the first baseman chris davis to close out the game. no problem. orioles win it in 17 innings. the first baseman turned pitcher gets the
romney likes that. celtics win, 101-79. they can polish off atlanta tomorrow night. >>> hockey in new jersey, devils and flyers tied at two in the second. dainius zubrus nets the go-ahead goal. jersey gets a 4-2 win on martin brodeur's 40th birthday. devils go up 3-1 on the flyers. >>> in los angeles, kings finish off the blues. final minute. blues pull off their goalie, but dustin brown takes the puck for the game-winner. the eighth seed kings win 3-1 to sweep st. louis....
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president obama officially kicks off his re-election bid while speculation of mitt romney intensifies. >>> smash and grag. a video captures a store robbery in ohio. >>> a montana river bursts in nepal. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with ratcheting up the campaign. august conventions may be months away but mitt romney is moving on to his next phase in the white house, selecting a running mate. meanwhile president obama isn't wasting any time at taking shots at the presumed republican rival. nbc's brian mooar reports. >> reporter: kicking off in ohio and virginia, president obama took off the gloves and took on mitt romney. >> i don't care how many times you try to explain it, corporations aren't people. people are people. >> reporter: romney's presumptive nominee, his former parties are pulling together. >> you look at what he's done with his life. >> so you have endorsed him. >> reporter: and attention is turning to a possible running mate. florida senator marco rubio could help deliver hispanic voters. >>
president obama officially kicks off his re-election bid while speculation of mitt romney intensifies. >>> smash and grag. a video captures a store robbery in ohio. >>> a montana river bursts in nepal. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with ratcheting up the campaign. august conventions may be months away but mitt romney is moving on to his next phase in the white house, selecting a running...
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romney has been running on his job record at bain capital. the president said for that reason it's fair game to examine how many jobs were won and lost. meantime cory booker the mayor of newark, new jersey who was a supporter of president obama said yesterday on "meet the press" that he actually felt uncomfortable with these attacks in talking about some of the back and forth. he called it nauseating. he later retracked saying he stood with the president but the romney team was very quick to put out a web ad highlighting booker's comments. >> tracie potts for us in washington. thank you. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news "early today" in america. for the second time was a charm for spacex rocket lifting off from cape canaveral this morning. a beautiful liftoff. saturday's launch was halted at the last second due to a faulty valve. it could become the first commercially owned rocket to bring supplies to the international space station. >>> in washington state an incredible rescue. a 13-year-old boy, you can see him right
romney has been running on his job record at bain capital. the president said for that reason it's fair game to examine how many jobs were won and lost. meantime cory booker the mayor of newark, new jersey who was a supporter of president obama said yesterday on "meet the press" that he actually felt uncomfortable with these attacks in talking about some of the back and forth. he called it nauseating. he later retracked saying he stood with the president but the romney team was very...
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the president and romney are locked in a dead heat. and only 19% of voters feel they would be better off with a romney presidency. the obama campaign drives home its message in this ad, portraying romney, as a heartless correspondent raider. >> romney takes from the poor and gives to the rich. just the opposite of robin hood. >> reporter: president obama says his campaign will keep focusing on romney's business record because mr. obama says romney's business experience is his calling card. >> thanks, tahman. >>> speaking of the president, he took time out for a quick trip to joplin, missouri, to deliver the high school commencement address there. >> today marks one year, after an ef-5 tornado obliterated that city. president obama praised them for their resiliency. and he urged the class to give back, like others have given to them. >> there's such a decency. a bigness of spirit in this country of ours. so, class of 2012, you have to remember that. remember what people did here. and like that man who came all the way from japan to jopl
the president and romney are locked in a dead heat. and only 19% of voters feel they would be better off with a romney presidency. the obama campaign drives home its message in this ad, portraying romney, as a heartless correspondent raider. >> romney takes from the poor and gives to the rich. just the opposite of robin hood. >> reporter: president obama says his campaign will keep focusing on romney's business record because mr. obama says romney's business experience is his...
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the romney campaign, gearing up for the announcement of a running mate. we could get word any day now. >> as the announcement drags on, there are nasty attack ads being put out by both sides. with more on those, we're joined by abc's tahman bradley in washington. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning to you, sunny. good morning to you, john. three months before the election, and both sides have already spent $500 million on television ads. some of the commercials are negative. and some of them, misleading. the candidates may be all-smiles. but the war of words is heating up on television. both sides are spending an unprecedented amount on negative ads. the latest from the super pac supporting president obama, has republicans crying foul. the spot implies that mitt romney was responsible for the death of a laidoff man's wife from cancer. >> she passed away in 22 days. i do not think mitt romney realizes what he has done to anyone. >> reporter: the ad fails to mention that the man's wife died in 2006, years after romney left bain capital. and the
the romney campaign, gearing up for the announcement of a running mate. we could get word any day now. >> as the announcement drags on, there are nasty attack ads being put out by both sides. with more on those, we're joined by abc's tahman bradley in washington. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning to you, sunny. good morning to you, john. three months before the election, and both sides have already spent $500 million on television ads. some of the commercials are...
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, even if mitt romney gets the nomination. "the globe" said it would make romney a better nominee. huntsman slammed romney yesterday for leaving the state and going to south carolina to campaign where he picked up the endorsements of both south carolina's governor, nicky haley and senator john mccain and also there romney slammed president obama for making recess appointments without senate confirmation. but back in new hampshire, focus also on rick santorum, who came out of iowa just eight votes shy of winning. he called that a tie, saying that he raised $1.5 million online since iowa. and santorum also saying he's not shying away from religion in this campaign. as he put it yesterday, we always need a jesus candidate. veronica? >> tracie potts in washington, thanks much. >>> egyptian prosecutors are calling for the execution of hosni mubarak by hanging. the 83-year-old mubarak who's been brought to court each day in a hospital gurn any is accused of killing 800 people. one prosecutor said, quote, retribution is the solution.
, even if mitt romney gets the nomination. "the globe" said it would make romney a better nominee. huntsman slammed romney yesterday for leaving the state and going to south carolina to campaign where he picked up the endorsements of both south carolina's governor, nicky haley and senator john mccain and also there romney slammed president obama for making recess appointments without senate confirmation. but back in new hampshire, focus also on rick santorum, who came out of iowa just...
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romney's putting your paycheck at risk. planned parenthood action fund is responsible for the content of this advertising because mitt romney is out of touch and wrong for women. >>> youtube video shows it was a frightening sight in the skies over israel and turkey and jordan. people thought it was a ufo. it quickly shot through the sky, bright and spiraling before it disappeared into the night sky. it later made a lot more sense when we learned the russians announced they had tested an intercontinental ballistic missile six minutes prior. it was believed to be 180 miles above earth, about half the distance to the international space station. >>> anna schmaltz and neal eriksson had a great wedding, in colorado. they served savory beef brisket, but wait a minute, hold on, there to the right, who is that at their wedding? that would be a bear. he just watched the ceremony, though. he would have killed for a little bit of that brisket. luckily, a park ranger was among the wedding guests and knew how to handle the bear. all was
romney's putting your paycheck at risk. planned parenthood action fund is responsible for the content of this advertising because mitt romney is out of touch and wrong for women. >>> youtube video shows it was a frightening sight in the skies over israel and turkey and jordan. people thought it was a ufo. it quickly shot through the sky, bright and spiraling before it disappeared into the night sky. it later made a lot more sense when we learned the russians announced they had tested...
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and a surprising admission from mitt romney. >>> and new signs this morning that americans are over the kardashians. >>> and welcome to "america this morning." i'm paula faris. >> and i'm dan kloeffler in for rob nelson on this tuesday morning. rescue crews have returned to that crippled cruise ship in italy. among those still missing, a retired couple from minnesota. >> we're getting a better picture of the chaos that unfolded on that day. we beg w with the search. abc's lama hasan is currently on a ferry en route to the accident sight. >> reporter: good morning paula and dan. today, so far, we have clear, sunny skies. we heard that the forecast could turn today, which would hamper the search and recovery operation. which is back on today. it was suspended yesterday for a short while because of bad weather, rough seas. it caused the ship to move 1.5 sent merits. it was too dangerous for the rescue crews to operate under those conditions. it resumed later in the day. we're expecting the weather to turn today. a firefighter yesterday told us that they -- it was like a labyrinth. in the w
and a surprising admission from mitt romney. >>> and new signs this morning that americans are over the kardashians. >>> and welcome to "america this morning." i'm paula faris. >> and i'm dan kloeffler in for rob nelson on this tuesday morning. rescue crews have returned to that crippled cruise ship in italy. among those still missing, a retired couple from minnesota. >> we're getting a better picture of the chaos that unfolded on that day. we beg w with...
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yesterday president obama and romney spent the day on the campaign trail. tracie potts joins us with more. >> reporter: today is pre-official for mitt romney if he's able to get those delegate from texas he can go into the republican convention three months from now confident he'll take on president obama in the fall. >> offered an opportunity -- >> reporter: texas is expected to put mitt romney over the top today giving him the delegates he'll need to win the republican nomination. he'll make his case from battleground colorado today then las vegas at a fundraiser with donald trump. romney brushed off concerns about associating with trump who is still questioning president obama's birth certificate. >> i hope to get 51% or more and appreciate the help of a lot of good people. >> reporter: romney spent memorial day with john mccain while problem paid tribute at allergy cemetery and vietnam memorial in washington. >> you are true heroes. and you'll never be forgotten but let us never use patriotism as a political sword. patriots can support a war, patriots c
yesterday president obama and romney spent the day on the campaign trail. tracie potts joins us with more. >> reporter: today is pre-official for mitt romney if he's able to get those delegate from texas he can go into the republican convention three months from now confident he'll take on president obama in the fall. >> offered an opportunity -- >> reporter: texas is expected to put mitt romney over the top today giving him the delegates he'll need to win the republican...
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failure to support that bailout. >>> today, mitt romney travels to puerto rico. he has deep pockets but the long campaign is starting to strain his finances. he's spent about $90,000 for each delegate he's won. rick santorum has spent about $29,000 per delegate. >>> one person that doesn't have to worry about campaign cash is george clooney. he ruled out any official run for office yesterday. he was leaving an oval office meeting with the president over the crisis in south sudan. >>> time for the weather. pouring rain in the pacific northwest and california. you'll have heavy snow in the sierra nevada, and the rockies. thunderstorms scattered showers from the midwest and ohio valleys into the deep south and gulf coast. >> mostly 80s from new orleans to atlanta. 61 here in new york city. 51 in boston. upper 70s in the middle of the country. phoenix warms up to 83. salt lake city to 72. >> no denying where you're from. how sit again? >> boston. >>> coming up, the president considering a plan to ease the high gas prices. >>> and lining up for apple's new ipad. we as
failure to support that bailout. >>> today, mitt romney travels to puerto rico. he has deep pockets but the long campaign is starting to strain his finances. he's spent about $90,000 for each delegate he's won. rick santorum has spent about $29,000 per delegate. >>> one person that doesn't have to worry about campaign cash is george clooney. he ruled out any official run for office yesterday. he was leaving an oval office meeting with the president over the crisis in south...
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today mitt romney looks to lock up his position as the republican presidential nominee. >>> making it rain. debris falls from the sky as an air canada jet makes an emergency landing in toronto. >>> burger heaven. which cities sizzle when it comes to one of america's which cities sizzle when it comes to one of america's favorite meals? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we make it official mitt romney is expected to lock up his party's nomination in today's texas gop primary. later he'll team up with donald trump to raise funds in las vegas. yesterday president obama and romney spent memorial day on the campaign trail and nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on all of this. good morning. >> good morning. he won't get the official nod from the party for another three months but after today after the texas primary, mitt romney can feel pretty confident going into that republican convention that he will be the one to take on president obam
today mitt romney looks to lock up his position as the republican presidential nominee. >>> making it rain. debris falls from the sky as an air canada jet makes an emergency landing in toronto. >>> burger heaven. which cities sizzle when it comes to one of america's which cities sizzle when it comes to one of america's favorite meals? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the...
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they say those comments mean that romney is somehow against firemen, policemen, and teachers. and the beat goes on. >> chuck todd on a friday night at the white house. chuck, thanks. >> we have more now on what is going on in europe, and it's bad. spain is expected to formally ask for an international bailout for its banking system as early as tomorrow as greece is just days away from a vote that could have them bailing out of the euro entirely. as the president noted, what happens there has a big affect on the economy here. our report from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> this is an unemployment agency in spain. 24% of the country is out of work. spain's banks may need more than $100 billion to stay afloat. the housing bubble burst, leaving them with heaps of bad loans. and then there's greece. that country goes bankrupt without another bailout. an election in nine days could put an agreed upon bailout plan in jeopardy. it may be tempting to see the economic hardship in europe and think, well, at least it isn't that bad in the u.s. but europe is the u.s.'s largest trading partner. if
they say those comments mean that romney is somehow against firemen, policemen, and teachers. and the beat goes on. >> chuck todd on a friday night at the white house. chuck, thanks. >> we have more now on what is going on in europe, and it's bad. spain is expected to formally ask for an international bailout for its banking system as early as tomorrow as greece is just days away from a vote that could have them bailing out of the euro entirely. as the president noted, what happens...
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president obama and mitt romney have campaigned hard in that state. abc7 news will have live team coverage of today's election. here's our schedule: special early edition of abc7 news atid2rç 3:00, live reports from the obama and romney campaign headquarters. world news will be on at 3:30. followed by live election coverage at 4:00. local results start coming in at 8:00, followed by abc news primetime coverage at 8:30, then complete results on abc7 news at 11. the moment the polls close you can get real-time results on abc7news.com. we'll have live updates all night at facebook.com/abc7news and through twitter. >>> new york and new jersey authorities promise voters will not be denied their right to vote, despite obstacles created by sandy. some displaced voters will be driven to polling sites, others will be allowed to vote at any polling place they can reach. yesterday new york's governor sign add executive order allowing residents to cast provisional ballots. new jersey is doing the same thing. authorities in both states say most polling places wil
president obama and mitt romney have campaigned hard in that state. abc7 news will have live team coverage of today's election. here's our schedule: special early edition of abc7 news atid2rç 3:00, live reports from the obama and romney campaign headquarters. world news will be on at 3:30. followed by live election coverage at 4:00. local results start coming in at 8:00, followed by abc news primetime coverage at 8:30, then complete results on abc7 news at 11. the moment the polls close you...
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during the dinner, the president went after republican rival mitt romney, saying romney is, quote, backwards on equality. earlier at a fund-raiser in seattle, the president drew cheers when he hit on the theme of gay rights. >> you should be able to give your kids a chance to do even better than you. no matter who you are, no matter where you come from, no matter what you look like, no matter what your last name, no matter who you love. >> president obama has said his support of same-sex marriage could end up costing him votes in swing states, but wednesday's announcement is expected to motivate some campaign donors to get off the sidelines. >> i expect now you'll see some events selling out more quickly. you certainly see some people that were withholding funds, now jumping on in full force support of supporting this president. >> cbs news learned the president had plans to make his stance on same-sex marriage public next week, before gay and lesbian fund-raiser with singer ricky martin and then in another fund-raiser in june with rock star pink, but the announcement was moved up after vice
during the dinner, the president went after republican rival mitt romney, saying romney is, quote, backwards on equality. earlier at a fund-raiser in seattle, the president drew cheers when he hit on the theme of gay rights. >> you should be able to give your kids a chance to do even better than you. no matter who you are, no matter where you come from, no matter what you look like, no matter what your last name, no matter who you love. >> president obama has said his support of...
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romney appeared in york city. >>> and politicizing it was an trying to draw distinctions between himself and myself as an inappropriate use of the very important event that brought america together. president obama's says the u.s. has been in direct talks with italian and to forge a permanent peace in afghanistan. then him cbs news the white house. and there's new hope tonight for thousands of people suffering from a global shortage. and help is thanks to the power of social never came. elizabeth cook explains how this book is not a tool to save lives. you can learn a lot about a person based on the facebook page for favorite books and movies to what they did last night that users have another status updates. theyre organ donor status is as simple as an update on your timeline under life events and the health and wellness tab. then you click on organ donors and are directed to the organ donor registry. it's how they announce the organ donor at the earlier today the number of people who signed up to be donors went out by 700 percent. zucker says he got the idea through dinner conversation
romney appeared in york city. >>> and politicizing it was an trying to draw distinctions between himself and myself as an inappropriate use of the very important event that brought america together. president obama's says the u.s. has been in direct talks with italian and to forge a permanent peace in afghanistan. then him cbs news the white house. and there's new hope tonight for thousands of people suffering from a global shortage. and help is thanks to the power of social never...
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two major endorsements from mitt romney. the two top republicans in congress giving him the thumbs up. >> i will be troud r proud to support mitt romney and do whatever i can to help him win. >> i support mitt romney for president of the united states. he is going to be the nominee. >> the fox and friends exclusive. mitch daniels announcing his endorsement for mitt romney live at 8:50 a.m. eastern time. >>> jihad buddies turn against him. two former high school friends admitting on the stand they all went to afghanistan and pakistan to be trained by the taliban. they say they were later recruited by al qaeda to plan bombing attacks in new york subway system and other high profile targets. >>> this is the craziest video you will see. a guy in a white car drives into a gas pump and drives away as it burst into flames. the driver is coming forward apologizing for the incident daying he panicked when he saw the flames. we will see if that holds up in court. >> arizona's law requires voters to show id before voting. several group
two major endorsements from mitt romney. the two top republicans in congress giving him the thumbs up. >> i will be troud r proud to support mitt romney and do whatever i can to help him win. >> i support mitt romney for president of the united states. he is going to be the nominee. >> the fox and friends exclusive. mitch daniels announcing his endorsement for mitt romney live at 8:50 a.m. eastern time. >>> jihad buddies turn against him. two former high school...
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mitt romney is hoping to finally win a victory in the south. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from washington with details. >> reporter: the south has been a challenge for mitt romney, he's a tough time winning over his conservatives. run of his rivals said if he wins the nomination, maybe the party should consider turning its back on its nominee. four more years of president obama is better than mitt romney. >> stay with what we have, instead of taking a risk with what may be the etch-a-sketch candidate for the future. >> reporter: newt gingrich disagrees, if romney is the nominee, all republicans should back him. >> there is no doubt in my mind, that if the choice is governor romney or barack obama, we would have no choice. this guy is a disaster. he's both radical and incompetent. the combination is almost unimaginable. >> reporter: romney's advisers are he's behind santorum by double digits one day before louisiana's primary. but instead of playing catch-up there, on thursday, romfy was courting lawmakers on capitol hill. outside that event
mitt romney is hoping to finally win a victory in the south. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from washington with details. >> reporter: the south has been a challenge for mitt romney, he's a tough time winning over his conservatives. run of his rivals said if he wins the nomination, maybe the party should consider turning its back on its nominee. four more years of president obama is better than mitt romney. >> stay with what we have, instead of taking a risk with what may be the...
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. >> developing overnight, mitt romney forced to play defense again. explaining a secretly-recorded video in which he says it's not his job to worry about obama supporters calling millions of americans entitled. just as the campaign was revving for a restart. >>> also developing now, breakout. a massive prison break. more than 130 inmates escaping through a tunnel, on the loose, right now. >>> fresh hope. a brand-new weight loss drug hitting the market. but is it right for you? >>> and a snickers dream come true. introducing the pop-a-nator. >>> good tuesday morning. i'm sunny hostin. >> i'm john muller. rob nelson and paula faris are on assignment. it is seven weeks until election day. and this morning, the romney campaign facing a major challenge is. >> a new videotape revealing the candidate telling wealthy donors he's written off half the donors. that led to a late-night news conference. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: mitt romney walking to the podium with a smile. >> i understand there's a video that's been on the internet for a few weeks t
. >> developing overnight, mitt romney forced to play defense again. explaining a secretly-recorded video in which he says it's not his job to worry about obama supporters calling millions of americans entitled. just as the campaign was revving for a restart. >>> also developing now, breakout. a massive prison break. more than 130 inmates escaping through a tunnel, on the loose, right now. >>> fresh hope. a brand-new weight loss drug hitting the market. but is it right...
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mitt romney only needs 58 of them to secure this nomination. lynn? >> tracie, thanks. >>> elsewhere, violence flared in egypt monday in the wake of the country's first election since the ouster of hosni mubarak. an angry mob set fire to the campaign headquarters of mubarak's last prime minister just hours tafr was announced he'd face the muslim brotherhood's candidate. several muslim protesters took to the streets to demonstrate. some to protest the election's winners while others protested against their candidate's losing. >>> yesterday in canada, drivers near toronto suddenly experienced pieces of debris falling from the sky. they apparently came from an air canada jet that had one engine fail on takeoff. reporter steven desousa from the canadian broadcasting company picks up the story from there. >> reporter: sarib had just put gas in her car monday afternoon when something fell from the sky. >> i was just surprised when i heard a noise. i didn't expect it. >> reporter: she emerged to find damage on the side of her car and windshield. >> we saw so
mitt romney only needs 58 of them to secure this nomination. lynn? >> tracie, thanks. >>> elsewhere, violence flared in egypt monday in the wake of the country's first election since the ouster of hosni mubarak. an angry mob set fire to the campaign headquarters of mubarak's last prime minister just hours tafr was announced he'd face the muslim brotherhood's candidate. several muslim protesters took to the streets to demonstrate. some to protest the election's winners while...
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. >> reporter: the ad fails to mention that the man's wife died in 2006, years after romney left bain capital. and the woman did not receive health insurance from her husband. >> the past that people point out something was accurate. complains pulled the ad. they just blast ahead. >> reporter: the romney campaign is far from innocent, running its own ad, claiming president obama has gutted welfare reform. >> waivers to the work requirements in the law. >> reporter: the white house says that's blatantly dishonest. that the administration's experiments with changes to the law still requires people to work. back on the campaign trail, romney is gearing up for a bus tour this weekend, stoking speculation a v.p. announcement is imminent. >> reporter: an abc news poll shows president obama with a seven-point advantage over mitt romney. perhaps romney can close that gap with the excitement a v.p. announcement usually brings. sunny and john? >> abc's tahman bradley reporting from washington. thank you. >>> for the first time, support for gay marriage is part of the democratic party platform.
. >> reporter: the ad fails to mention that the man's wife died in 2006, years after romney left bain capital. and the woman did not receive health insurance from her husband. >> the past that people point out something was accurate. complains pulled the ad. they just blast ahead. >> reporter: the romney campaign is far from innocent, running its own ad, claiming president obama has gutted welfare reform. >> waivers to the work requirements in the law. >> reporter:...
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tonight that group gathered in washington signaling romney is their guy. the former governor late today winning a straw poll with 38%, topping rack santorum at newt gingrich. it is your voice, your vote and david kerley leads us off in washington. >> reporter: good evening. he's halfway, mitt romney, to having a pretty good day after a miserable week in which rick santorum swept three primaries so romney throughout the playbook to recalibrate his campaign. he bolted into maine, trying to get back on a winning track. all of the sudden, there were town hall meetings. >> portland is excited. thank you. >> reporter: and this morning -- >> i got to go -- >> reporter: sprant to caucuses around the state. >> i want to ask for your help. >> reporter: romney still trying to convince republicans he's severely conservative. >> if i'm president i will reverse all of the obama-era efforts to attack religion and -- >> reporter: it was a two-man race in maine, romney and ron paul. both desperate for a win. >> pretty darn important because you know the challenge, will you
tonight that group gathered in washington signaling romney is their guy. the former governor late today winning a straw poll with 38%, topping rack santorum at newt gingrich. it is your voice, your vote and david kerley leads us off in washington. >> reporter: good evening. he's halfway, mitt romney, to having a pretty good day after a miserable week in which rick santorum swept three primaries so romney throughout the playbook to recalibrate his campaign. he bolted into maine, trying to...
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romney beat santorum, 33-31. santorum seemed to imply that maybe romney rigged the straw poll. here's what he said. the cpac did it over the weekend. for a while ron paul did those polls. they make reference to the win by romney. romney's spokeswoman said that santorum has a history of making statements that are not grounded in the truth. now, moving forward to today and what's going on here in washington in virginia nearby today, president obama will unveil his 2013 budget plan. it promises, he says, to cut $4 trillion from the budget over 10 years with some new spending in areas like education and transportation, but also some new taxes, letting the bush tax cuts expire for the wellty and 30% minimum tax on millionaires. lynn? >> tracie potts for us in washington. thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a woman in virginia almost was killed when powerful winds brought a tree down on her home. she was sleeping, pinning her to the bed. firefighters worked over an hour to free the woman who suffered life-threatening injuries. un
romney beat santorum, 33-31. santorum seemed to imply that maybe romney rigged the straw poll. here's what he said. the cpac did it over the weekend. for a while ron paul did those polls. they make reference to the win by romney. romney's spokeswoman said that santorum has a history of making statements that are not grounded in the truth. now, moving forward to today and what's going on here in washington in virginia nearby today, president obama will unveil his 2013 budget plan. it promises,...
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. >>> mitt romney is making a two-day sweep near virginia starting today. romney will visit carter machinery company in roanoke area around noon to highlight his ideas on energy and small business. then tomorrow the presumptive republican nominee will come to northern virginia to visit electronic design company eit in sterling. the visits come just a week after the romney campaign released an ad specifically in virginia. it outlines what romney would do in the common wealth in his first 100 days in office. >>> president obama is on his own two-day four-state tour to raise money for his campaign. today he will be in atlanta and miami for fund-raisers. on monday, the president visited romney's backyard making stops in boston and new hampshire. it wasn't all business. the president took some time to have a little fun with red sox fans, thanking them for trading boston favorite kevin to his hometown chicago white sox. >> finally, boston, i just want to say thank you for kevin. like to change the color of his soc socks. i didn't think i would got any boos out of
. >>> mitt romney is making a two-day sweep near virginia starting today. romney will visit carter machinery company in roanoke area around noon to highlight his ideas on energy and small business. then tomorrow the presumptive republican nominee will come to northern virginia to visit electronic design company eit in sterling. the visits come just a week after the romney campaign released an ad specifically in virginia. it outlines what romney would do in the common wealth in his...
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several romney aides posted links to rosen's comments. though ms. rosen does not work directly for the obama re-election company, the obama campaign manager jim messina tweeted i could not disagree with hillary rosen any more strongly, her xhonts were long and family should be off limits. she should apologize. david axlerod also wrote disappointed in hillary rosen's comments about ann romney. they were inappropriate and offensive. >>> a congressman is facing backlash after comments he made in a town hall meeting in his homestate. >> what percentage of the american legislature do you think are card-carrying marxists ? >> i believe it's about 78 to 81 members of the democratic congress party that are members of the communist party. >> but west is not backing down. his staff released a statement reading in part "the congressman was referring to the 76 members of the congressional progressive caucus. the communist party has publicly referred to the progressive caucus as its allies." outraged progressives responded with their own statement saying "allen
several romney aides posted links to rosen's comments. though ms. rosen does not work directly for the obama re-election company, the obama campaign manager jim messina tweeted i could not disagree with hillary rosen any more strongly, her xhonts were long and family should be off limits. she should apologize. david axlerod also wrote disappointed in hillary rosen's comments about ann romney. they were inappropriate and offensive. >>> a congressman is facing backlash after comments he...
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gingrich was criticizing romney's business practices. he released a tv ad that portrays romney as a flip-flopper. >>> the armed services are investigating reports that a video of soldiers urinating on the corpse of a soldier is real. the u.s. is denying it had anything to do with the assassination of a scientist in iran. the man was killed instantly. his driver also died. some experts have suggested that iran itself was behind the killing in an effort to pin the killing on israel and the u.s. >>> iran's leader was 90 miles from miami. he met with recaaul castro in c. >>> and there's more bizarre fallout from the death of kim jong-il last month. you'll remember the scenes of people wailing in the streets. reports north koreans are being given sixth months for not mourning their leader. kim's body may permanently lie in state. there are also plans for a statue. >>> time for the weather across the nation. up to ten inches of snow around the midwest. chicago, milwaukee, the upper peninsula of michigan. snow in western new york and northern n
gingrich was criticizing romney's business practices. he released a tv ad that portrays romney as a flip-flopper. >>> the armed services are investigating reports that a video of soldiers urinating on the corpse of a soldier is real. the u.s. is denying it had anything to do with the assassination of a scientist in iran. the man was killed instantly. his driver also died. some experts have suggested that iran itself was behind the killing in an effort to pin the killing on israel and...
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>>> and we're going to make it official today possibly for mitt romney. he is expected to lock up his party's presidential nomination in today's texas gop primary. later, he's going to team up with donald trump to raise funds in las vegas. yesterday, president obama and romney spent memorial day on the campaign trail. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more on this from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. good morning. call today sort of pre-official for mitt romney, if, in fact, he's able to get those delegates from texas. he can go into this republican convention three months from now confident he'll take on president obama in the fall. texas is expected to put mitt romney over the top today giving him the 1,144 delegates he'll need to win the republican nomination. >> a big day tomorrow. looking forward to the good news. >> reporter: he'll make his case from battleground colorado toorksd then las vegas at a fund-raiser with donald trump. romney brushed off concerns about associate with trump who is still questioning president obama's
>>> and we're going to make it official today possibly for mitt romney. he is expected to lock up his party's presidential nomination in today's texas gop primary. later, he's going to team up with donald trump to raise funds in las vegas. yesterday, president obama and romney spent memorial day on the campaign trail. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more on this from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. good morning. call today sort of pre-official for mitt...
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mitt romney beat him there. >> amy walter thank you. we'll get rick santorum's reaction to the results as he goes one on one with george first thing in the morning right here on "this week," politics for tonight. >> we move on and to the weather this evening that powerful storm pushing freezing temperatures deep into the south tonight. already leaving blinding snow in the upper midwest, setting off a series of highway pileups. the biggest along interstate 75 in michigan, as many as 100 cars crashed, no one badly hurt. >>> and in wisconsin tonight, harrowing moments for eight fishermen on the fox river. the ice there broke away, stranding them 1,000 feet from shore until rescuers could get to them. >>> a bitter blast of arctic air, coldest of the winter, meteorologist ginger zee live outside our studios tonight. you were telling me that boston and atlanta will feel like the same city tonight? >> reporter: that's exactly right. the winter that seems it wasn't, february is back at least for a little bit. everybody wants to blamt me, not to
mitt romney beat him there. >> amy walter thank you. we'll get rick santorum's reaction to the results as he goes one on one with george first thing in the morning right here on "this week," politics for tonight. >> we move on and to the weather this evening that powerful storm pushing freezing temperatures deep into the south tonight. already leaving blinding snow in the upper midwest, setting off a series of highway pileups. the biggest along interstate 75 in michigan,...
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because money doesn't buy iowa. >> reporter: newt gingrich claims money romney's negative ads knocked him out of the top three. now he seems undecided about his own chances. >> i don't think i'm going to win. we may pull off one of the great upsets in the history of the iowa caucuses. >> reporter: last-minute campaigning, can it make a difference? analysts say conservative values are still huge in iowa, but the biggest factor this year is electability, who can beat barack obama? >> every candidate's going to be going out, shaking hands and meeting caucus goers individually. at the end of the day, though, i think i do believe that mitt romney will end up on top. >> reporter: well, we'll see if that happens. by the way, romney's staff backed off his winning predictions saying he was referring to the nomination, not to tonight's caucuses. veronica? >> tracie potts in iowa, thank you for that. >>> in los angeles now, there was a major break in the case of dozens of arson fires over the holiday weekend. fires which caused millions in damages and left area residents on edge. stephanie stant
because money doesn't buy iowa. >> reporter: newt gingrich claims money romney's negative ads knocked him out of the top three. now he seems undecided about his own chances. >> i don't think i'm going to win. we may pull off one of the great upsets in the history of the iowa caucuses. >> reporter: last-minute campaigning, can it make a difference? analysts say conservative values are still huge in iowa, but the biggest factor this year is electability, who can beat barack...
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polls show the president and romney now neck and neck, with romney's favoritability rating on the rise. up 14% since february. with economic numbers showing the economy slowing down, the president is trying to convince voters romney's economic plan is the same as the policies that brought the economy to the brink. >> we're not going backwards. we're not going backwards, new york. we intend to go forward. >> reporter: romney continues to argue that president obama's policies are preventing the economy from recovering. >> he's made it harder for our economy to come back and to put people to work. >> reporter: in wisconsin today, a pivotal recall election viewed by many as a barometer of the november match-up between president obama and mitt romney. voters will decide whether to oust republican governor scott walker, who democrats say has attacked organized labor. the democratic candidate in the race, tom barrett, has seen little backing from the democratic party or from president obama. polls of the constant show it's neck and neck. rob and paula? >> and that is only the third gubernator
polls show the president and romney now neck and neck, with romney's favoritability rating on the rise. up 14% since february. with economic numbers showing the economy slowing down, the president is trying to convince voters romney's economic plan is the same as the policies that brought the economy to the brink. >> we're not going backwards. we're not going backwards, new york. we intend to go forward. >> reporter: romney continues to argue that president obama's policies are...
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gotten points better, romney has fallen back to the mccain level, that is not great news for mitt romney. >> as we wait to see what happens in idaho right now with i think it is 27 percent of the precincts reporting, 72 percent for romney and a big gap before you get to ron paul so romney is expected to do well, at least there, we look at the outcomes tonight, and wonder whether the trajectory is positive for what we see coming out of -- whether any, does anything change at all because of tonight. >> ron paul thought he might be able to win one of these caucus states, maybe he will, we are still waiting on alaska, we are waiting on a final call in idaho, looks like romney is going to win there, but you have got an area where what we were talking about in north dakota, romney campaigned in north dakota this isn't a state he ceded to santorum and ron paul, i think that is worth taking a look at tonight. >> well, i think the romney folks hope that they could really do something dramatic tonight to change the directory of the race, to establishment mitt romney is the nominee now let's move o
gotten points better, romney has fallen back to the mccain level, that is not great news for mitt romney. >> as we wait to see what happens in idaho right now with i think it is 27 percent of the precincts reporting, 72 percent for romney and a big gap before you get to ron paul so romney is expected to do well, at least there, we look at the outcomes tonight, and wonder whether the trajectory is positive for what we see coming out of -- whether any, does anything change at all because of...
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failure to support that bailout. >>> today, mitt romney travels to puerto rico. ahead of the primary this weekend. he has deep pockets but the long and messy campaign is starting to strain even his finances. we saw this interesting number. he's spent about $90,000 for each delegate he's won. in contrast, sharp contrast, rick santorum has spent about $29,000 per delegate. >>> one person that doesn't have to worry about campaign cash is george clooney. during a photo op in the white house driveway yesterday, the actor and activist ruled out any official run for office. he was leaving an oval office meeting with the president over the humanitarian crisis in the south sudan. >>> time for the weather. pouring rain in the pacific northwest and california. get the umbrellas out. and then get the shovels out, because you'll have heavy snow in the sierra nevada and the rockies. thunderstorms scattered showers from the midwest and ohio valleys into the deep south and gulf coast. >> mostly 80s from new orleans to atlanta. 61 here in new york city. 51 up in boston. >> boston
failure to support that bailout. >>> today, mitt romney travels to puerto rico. ahead of the primary this weekend. he has deep pockets but the long and messy campaign is starting to strain even his finances. we saw this interesting number. he's spent about $90,000 for each delegate he's won. in contrast, sharp contrast, rick santorum has spent about $29,000 per delegate. >>> one person that doesn't have to worry about campaign cash is george clooney. during a photo op in the...
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he said now is the time for republicans to unite behind romney. santorum tried spin. >> all the endorsers, the establishment, you know, who is comfortable with the status quo, go with romney. >> reporter: shifting to maryland. >> i want to get america right, again. >> reporter: one of his top aids said romney plans to erase the conservative focus like you shake an etch a sketch. >> he said turn it over and shake it, then start all over. >> reporter: mocking romney as a fake conservative, which he rushed to deny. >> the issues i'm running on will be the same. i'm running as a conservative republican. >> gingrich joined the attack. >> here is romney's staff. they don't have the decency to wait until they get the nomination to sell us out. >> reporter: i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> city commissioners in florida voted no confidence in their police chief over their investigation in the shooting death of a black teenager. three of five voted against the chief with one demanding he resign. the town city manager who has the actual author
he said now is the time for republicans to unite behind romney. santorum tried spin. >> all the endorsers, the establishment, you know, who is comfortable with the status quo, go with romney. >> reporter: shifting to maryland. >> i want to get america right, again. >> reporter: one of his top aids said romney plans to erase the conservative focus like you shake an etch a sketch. >> he said turn it over and shake it, then start all over. >> reporter: mocking...